BusinessWest Magazine's Inaugural 'Forty Under 40' List Announced

Springfield, Mass. (PRWEB) May 17, 2007 - The nominations have been judged and the first-

ever 'Forty Under 40' list has been announced by BusinessWest Magazine, the business journal for western Massachusetts.

The list recognizes the professional, civic, and community-oriented success of 40 young professionals working in the four counties of Western Mass. (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire). Nearly 100 nominations were received, with names submitted by fellow business owners, managers, and other professionals living or working in the BusinessWest readership area.

Winners will be feted at a ceremony at the Log Cabin Banquet and Meeting House, in Holyoke, Mass., on Thursday, June 21.

George O'Brien, editor of BusinessWest, said the Forty Under 40 was launched to identify young leaders in the local business community, and the list was chosen by a panel of civic and business leaders.

"The response was tremendous; there were roughly 100 nominations, and it was a very talented field, representing virtually every sector of the economy," he said. "When they were finished looking over their three-inch-thick folder of nominations and accompanying materials, our judges came away deeply impressed with the level of talent on display. They said having these young leaders -- all of them, not just the chosen 40 -- bodes well for the region and its future. Obviously, we at BusinessWest concur."

This year's winners include the founder of a software company, a magazine publisher, a restaurateur, several attorneys and CPAs, the creator of a vodka label, a former women's professional basketball player now doing branding for Spalding, and several now working for area non-profit agencies. See below for a full list of winners and their companies.

The gala is open to the business community; tickets are $39.60 (.40 under $40). The winners are also featured in the May 14 issue of BusinessWest, and online at http://www.businesswest.com .

BusinessWest Magazine is the business journal of western Massachusetts, founded 23 years ago by Publisher John Gormally. Published bi-weekly, its readership spans from northern Connecticut to the New York and Vermont borders.

BusinessWest's 40 Under 40 Class of 2007

William M. Bither President, Atalasoft Inc., Easthampton

Kimberlynn Cartelli Matthews Director of Marketing, Fathers and Sons Inc., West Springfield

Amy Caruso Assistant Vice President, Financial Products, MassMutual, Springfield

Denise Cogman Executive Officer, Springfield School Volunteers, Springfield

Richard Corder Vice President off Operations and Facilities Management, Cooley Dickinson Hosp., Northampton

Katherine Pacella Costello Attorney, Egan, Flanagan, and Cohen, P.C., Springfield

A. Rima Dael Program Administrator, Berkshire Bank Foundation Pioneer Valley, Pittsfield

Nino Del Padre President and founder, Del Padre Visual Productions, East Longmeadow

Antonio Dos Santos Attorney, Robinson Donovan, Springfield

Jake Giessman Head of School, Academy Hill School, Springfield

Jillian Gould Senior Marketing Manager, Eastfield Mall, Springfield

Michael Gove Attorney, Lyon and Fitzpatrick, Holyoke

Dena Hall Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations, United Bank, West Springfield

James Harrington Owner, Our Town Variety and Liquors, Ludlow

Christy Hedgpeth Director of Branding and Licensing, Spalding, Springfield

Francis Hoey III Senior Vice President, Tighe and Bond, Westfield

Amy Jamrog Managing Director, The Jamrog Group, Northampton

Cinda Jones President, Cowls Lumber Co., Amherst

Paul Kozub Founder and owner, V-One Vodka, Hadley

Bob Lowry Owner, Bueno y Sano and Rolando's restaurants, Amherst, Northampton

G.E. Patrick Leary CPA/Partner, Moriarty and Primack, P.C., Springfield

Todd Lever Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations, Noble Hospital, Westfield

Audrey Manring Editor, the Women's Times, Great Barrington

Daniel Morrill Senior Manager, Wolf and Co., Springfield

Joseph Pacella Attorney, Egan, Flanagan, and Cohen, P.C., Springfield

Arlene Rodriquez Dean of the School of Arts and Science, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield

Craig Swimm Director of Sales, WMAS/ Citadel Broadcasting, West Springfield

Sarah Tanner Vice President of Resource Development, United Way of Pioneer Valley, Springfield

Mark Tanner Attorney, Bacon and Wilson/ Morse and Sacks, Northampton

Michelle Theroux Executive Director, Child and Family Service of Pioneer Valley, Springfield

Tad Tokarz Publisher, Western Mass. Sports Journal/ Assistant Principal, Central High School, Springfield

Dan Touhey Vice President of Marketing, Spalding, Springfield

Sarah Leete Tsitso Editor, Turley Publications, Palmer / Agawam / Southwick

Michael Vann President and CEO, The Vann Group LLC, Springfield

Ryan Voiland Farmer and Owner of Red Fire Farms, Granby

Erica Walch Professor, Owner, Speak Easy Accent Modification, Springfield

Catherine West Professor/Tax Manager, UMass Amherst/ Meyers Brothers Kalicka, Amherst/Springfield

Michael Zaskey President and owner, Zasco Productions, Chicopee

Edward Zemba Co-owner, Robert Charles Photography, East Longmeadow

Carin Zinter Director of Human Resources, The Princeton Review, Sunderland

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